DaVinci IQ3 vs IQC

The DaVinci IQ3 and the DaVinci IQC are both portable conduction vaporizers for dry herb, and they are different purchases. Haze lists the IQ3 at $299 and the IQC at $199. DaVinci prints those same prices. The IQ3 is the larger device, with an Air Dial on the bottom lid, a 0.7 gram oven, a 21700 battery, a Cool Core, and a 10-year device warranty. The IQC is the smaller session device, with a 0.5 gram oven, an 18650 battery, and a 5-year device warranty. Its lineup row does not include an Air Dial.

Choose the IQ3 when the dial, the larger oven, or the longer warranty is the reason for the purchase. Choose the IQC when the smaller oven and the lower price match the session you repeat. The IQ3 review stays on that flagship. The IQ2 versus IQC page is the older airflow comparison, not this one. The figures here come from the current Haze cards and from DaVinci’s lineup table, product pages, and manuals. They are not a use test.

Key Takeaways

• Haze and DaVinci both list the IQ3 at $299 and the IQC at $199.
• The IQ3 Air Dial is the bottom lid. You turn it to change airflow. The IQC lineup row has no Air Dial.
• The IQ3 oven is 0.70 gram and the box includes a dosage pod. The IQC oven is 0.50 gram, and that box does not include a dosage pod.
• The IQ3 battery is a 21700 rated at 4,000 mAh. The IQC battery is a flat-top 18650 rated at 3,000 mAh. The cells do not swap.
• DaVinci prints both 1 hour and up to 2 hours for IQC runtime, and both 30 seconds and 45 to 60 seconds for IQC heat-up. Use the line that matches the page you are reading.
• DaVinci’s lineup lists a zirconia mouthpiece on the IQ3 and a silicone mouthpiece on the IQC. Haze’s IQC card still says zirconia. The two shell descriptions also disagree, so this page does not pick one.
• The device warranty is 10 years on the IQ3 and 5 years on the IQC.

Same Family, Two Purchases

A shared name can make the IQC look like a smaller IQ3. DaVinci’s lineup table keeps them in separate columns. Both rows show USB-C charging, an app, and a dual-use check. Only the IQ3 row shows an Air Dial, a 21700 battery, a 0.70 gram oven, a zirconia mouthpiece, and a 10-year warranty. The IQC row shows an 18650, a 0.50 gram oven, a silicone mouthpiece, and a 5-year warranty.

That split is the useful one. Both are session vaporizers with conduction heat in a glass-lined ceramic oven, a zirconia path above the oven, on-device Smart Paths, and a removable battery. The IQC does not inherit the IQ3’s dial, Cool Core, or battery size because it costs less. The IQ3 does not become the travel pick just because it is still a portable.

Size is part of the same split. DaVinci’s table lists the IQ3 at 28 by 51.5 by 101 millimeters and 8.4 ounces. It lists the IQC at 25 by 45 by 92 millimeters and 5.3 ounces. Haze’s IQ3 card prints a different inch set, 1.75 by 3.61 by 0.97 inches. This comparison uses DaVinci’s millimeter row. A widget on the IQC product page also flashes IQ3 badges, including a 0.7 gram oven and a 10-year warranty. The IQC specification list on that same page says 0.5 gram and 5 years. Read the specification list, not the neighboring badge.

Side by Side

Prices in this table are the Haze card prices checked for this article. They match DaVinci’s listed prices. Oven size, battery type, charge time, mouthpiece, Air Dial, and warranty come from DaVinci’s lineup table. Heat-up and runtime keep the conflicting official lines instead of one rounded figure.

Attribute	IQ3	IQC
Haze price	$299	$199
Oven	0.70 gram dry herb	0.50 gram dry herb
Small-load tool	Dosage pod in the box, listed at 0.2 gram on the Haze card	Zirconia pearl. Haze lists the reduced load at 0.25 gram. No dosage pod in the box.
Battery	21700, 4,000 mAh. Up to 90 minutes on the Haze card.	18650, 3,000 mAh. Spec list says 1 hour. Feature line says up to 2 hours.
Charge	USB-C. About 3 hours on the lineup table.	USB-C. About 2 hours. Pass-through is confirmed in the IQC FAQ.
Heat-up	About 30 seconds on Haze’s spec table and DaVinci’s spec list. DaVinci’s IQ3 FAQ says 30 to 60 seconds.	30 seconds on the spec list. The IQC FAQ says 45 to 60 seconds, depending on the setting.
Temperature	32 to 430 degrees Fahrenheit on the Haze card	32 to 430 degrees Fahrenheit on DaVinci’s spec list. Haze’s card prints 300 to 430.
Airflow	Air Dial, the bottom lid	No Air Dial on the lineup row
Mouthpiece	Zirconia	Silicone on the lineup table. Zirconia on the Haze card.
Device warranty	10 years	5 years

The Oven, the Pearl, and the Vapor Path

Both ovens are glass-lined ceramic, and the load is not the same. DaVinci rates the IQ3 at 0.70 gram of dry herb and the IQC at 0.50 gram. A larger oven holds more herb for one sitting. It also asks you to pack more when you want a full bowl. The smaller oven is the simpler match for a shorter session.

The IQ3 box includes a stainless steel dosage pod. Haze’s IQ3 card lists that pod at 0.2 gram. The IQC packing list does not include a dosage pod or an extract kit. A how-to line on the IQC page still says you can drop in a capsule. That line is not the same thing as a capsule in the box. If you use extracts in the IQC, Haze’s card says you need a dosage pod and a ceramic extract disc, sold separately.

The IQC pearl is a zirconia spacer on a thread. DaVinci says turning it changes the oven volume by up to 50 percent. Haze’s card describes that reduced load as 0.25 gram, which is half of the 0.5 gram oven. The pearl is part of the device, not a spare capsule. The IQ3 manual also shows a zirconia pearl in the oven. This page does not invent a reduced gram figure for that pearl, because the published small-load number on the IQ3 card belongs to the dosage pod.

Above the oven, both devices use a zirconia flavor chamber as part of the vapor path. The IQ3 adds a zirconia Cool Core in that path. DaVinci’s Cool Core page says the insert cools vapor by up to 50 percent compared with previous models, and that it can be pre-chilled. Haze’s IQ3 card also prints 50 percent, matching DaVinci’s Cool Core page. The 50 percent line is the one on DaVinci’s Cool Core page. The Cool Core is not an IQC part.

The mouthpiece is where the cards disagree, and the disagreement should stay visible. DaVinci’s lineup lists zirconia for the IQ3 and silicone for the IQC. Haze sells a silicone flat mouthpiece for the IQC and IQ2, and the IQ3 box list names a zirconia mouthpiece. Haze’s IQC device card still describes a zirconia mouthpiece. The shell is the same kind of conflict. The lineup table lists a polymer shell and a sandblasted aluminum lid for the IQC, and a brushed aluminum shell and lid for the IQ3. Haze’s IQC card describes a sandblasted aluminum body. This page does not choose a shell. It does treat the silicone flat mouthpiece as the IQC part Haze actually sells.

The Air Dial and the Buttons

Airflow is the clearest control difference. The IQ3 owner’s manual labels the bottom lid as the Air Dial and says to turn it to adjust airflow and draw resistance. It is a mechanical lid, not a temperature button and not an app slider. The IQC lineup row has no Air Dial. Fixed airflow is the IQC setup. The dial on an IQ2 is a different device again, which is why that comparison has its own page.

Heating still starts on the device. Haze’s IQ3 steps say five button presses to power on, after which the device heats and the up and down buttons adjust the temperature. DaVinci’s IQ3 page adds the order: choose a Smart Path or set a temperature, then tune airflow. DaVinci’s IQ3 product page names four paths: High Noon at 350 to 370 degrees Fahrenheit, Sunset at 370 to 390, Moonlight at 390 to 410, and Sandman at 410 to 430. The IQ3 manual calls the same ranges Flavor, Mind, Body, and Rest. The device vibrates when it reaches temperature. They are not copied here onto the IQC.

The IQC manual says the device starts in Smart Path 3, at 390 to 410 degrees Fahrenheit, and that the up and down buttons move through four preset ranges. It vibrates when it reaches the target. One click of the control button enters precision mode, and the same buttons then set a single temperature. DaVinci says that temperature is held to within one degree. The phone can edit Smart Paths. It is not required to start a heat cycle.

Both lineup rows show an app. Haze’s IQC card says the web app works with Android and iOS. A category blurb elsewhere on Haze says the IQC has no app. The product card and DaVinci’s lineup are the lines this comparison uses. Bluetooth is optional control, not the heater switch.

Battery, Charge Time, and Heat-Up

The cells are different sizes. DaVinci rates the IQ3 battery at 4,000 mAh in a 21700 and the IQC battery at 3,000 mAh in an 18650. Haze’s IQ3 card lists up to 90 minutes of use and a recharge of about 3 hours, which matches the charge time on the lineup table. Haze also lists pass-through charging on that IQ3 card, so the published claim is that the IQ3 can be used while the included USB-C cable is plugged in.

The IQC runtime is published twice on DaVinci’s own IQC page. The feature list says the removable 18650 lasts up to 2 hours. The specification list says 1 hour of use. DaVinci’s 18650 battery page says about 2 hours in the IQC. Haze’s IQC card says up to 60 minutes. Those lines are not one number. A session at a higher Smart Path will not automatically match the longer figure. Charge time is steadier: the lineup table says about 2 hours on USB-C, and the IQC FAQ says the device can be used while it charges.

Heat-up has the same kind of split. The IQC specification list says 30 seconds. The IQC FAQ says anywhere from 45 to 60 seconds, depending on the set temperature or Smart Path. Haze’s IQ3 spec table and DaVinci’s IQ3 spec list say 30 seconds, and DaVinci’s IQ3 FAQ says 30 to 60 seconds. Neither pair is a stopwatch result from this article. A 30-second line and a 45-to-60-second line can both be on the manufacturer’s site, so the comparison does not collapse them into one claim that the devices heat at the same speed.

A spare cell is a separate purchase. The IQC box includes one flat-top 18650 and a USB-C cable. It does not include DaVinci’s external Fast Digital Battery Charger. That charger is how the manual says you can charge the cell outside the device. The IQ3 box includes one 21700 and a longer USB-C cable, not an 18650 and not that external charger. Buying the wrong size cell does not extend either device.

What Each Haze Price Includes

DaVinci’s IQ3 packing list names the full kit: the vaporizer, a 21700 battery, a zirconia mouthpiece, a zirconia Cool Core, a zirconia 10mm water-tool adapter, a USB-C cable, a pick tool, a handled brush, a stainless steel dosage pod, an extract kit, alcohol wipes, stickers, and the manual. The $299 Haze card lists a shorter set: the vaporizer, a 21700 battery, a 0.2 gram dosage capsule, alcohol wipes, a cleaning brush, a USB-C cable, and the manual.

The $199 IQC card matches DaVinci’s shorter kit. You get the vaporizer, one 18650, a 10mm water adapter, an extra pick tool, a brush, alcohol wipes, stickers, a manual, and a USB-C cable. You do not get a Cool Core, an Air Dial, a dosage pod, or an extract kit. Haze’s replacement 10mm adapter for the IQC and IQ2 is silicone. The IQ3 adapter in that flagship box is zirconia. They are listed as different parts.

• IQ3 at $299: 0.70 gram oven, Air Dial, Cool Core, 21700, zirconia mouthpiece, dosage pod, extract kit, 10mm zirconia adapter.
• IQC at $199: 0.50 gram oven, no Air Dial on the lineup row, 18650, 10mm adapter, USB-C cable. No dosage pod in the packing list.
• Silicone flat mouthpiece for the IQC and IQ2: the spare Haze sells for that mouthpiece. The IQ3 zirconia mouthpiece is a different part.
• A second battery has to match the cell. A 21700 does not replace an 18650, and the reverse is also true.

Match the Device to the Session

Pick the IQ3 if the repeated session uses the larger oven, you want to turn the bottom lid for airflow, and the Cool Core and 10-year device warranty are part of the reason to spend $299. The dosage pod is already in that box for a 0.2 gram load. The 21700 is the spare to buy if one charge is not enough.

Pick the IQC if the repeated session fits a 0.5 gram oven, fixed airflow is acceptable, and $199 is the price that matches that simpler kit. The pearl is the onboard way to shrink the load. When the battery runs low, you can swap in a charged flat-top 18650 or use pass-through charging. An IQ3 battery is not compatible.

A third path is the older IQ2 when the question is that model’s airflow dial versus the IQC, which is already covered on the IQ2 page. The Miqro row on DaVinci’s chart is the smaller portable, with a 0.25 gram oven, and it is not a second IQC. Read the card whose oven, battery, and airflow match the session, then follow that model’s own start steps.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a Haze order for either vaporizer qualify for free shipping?

Haze’s store FAQ says shipping is free on orders above $70. The IQ3 card is $299 and the IQC card is $199, so each device on its own is above that line. An order under $70 still has shipping calculated at checkout.

Can an IQC 18650 charge or run an IQ3?

No. The IQ3 uses a 21700 cell rated at 4,000 mAh. The IQC uses a flat-top 18650 rated at 3,000 mAh. DaVinci’s 18650 page says that cell fits the IQC, the IQ2, and the older IQ, and that it is not the battery for the IQ3.

Does the IQ3 Cool Core fit the IQC?

No. DaVinci’s Cool Core page says the zirconia-glass insert is sized for the IQ3 vapor path and is not compatible with the IQC. Cooling on the IQC stays with its own zirconia flavor chamber and the 10mm water adapter in that kit.

How do you switch the IQC between Fahrenheit and Celsius?

According to the IQC owner’s manual, press all three buttons simultaneously to switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius.

Is a dosage pod in the IQC box?

No. DaVinci’s IQC packing list names the device, one 18650, a 10mm water adapter, a pick tool, a brush, alcohol wipes, stickers, a manual, and a USB-C cable. It does not name a dosage pod. The IQ3 box does include a stainless steel dosage pod and an extract kit.

Will the IQ3 zirconia mouthpiece fit the IQC?

Treat them as different parts. Haze lists a zirconia mouthpiece with the IQ3 parts and a silicone flat mouthpiece for the IQC and IQ2. The parts category says mouthpieces, oven lids, and flavor chambers are model-specific. Match the spare to the name on the device before you order it.